Terra Antarctica

50mins2009Science and EnvironmentTVG

director

Jon Bowermaster

For this one-of-a-kind documentary on the seventh continent, National Geographic conducted a sea-level exploration of the Antarctic Peninsula by kayak, sailboat, small plane and foot?observing the fast-changing evolution of this most remote place for six weeks. Seriously impacted by climate change?temperatures have warmed along the Peninsula faster than anywhere else on the planet during the past 50 years?this part of Antarctica is also experiencing both a tourism boom and international property rights battles while its ice slowly disappears.